BASIC Act
- Last Action
- 6/10/2021
Actions
- 2021-06-10Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 2021-06-10Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-06-10 (00)
Basic Assistance for Students In College Act or the BASIC Act
This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to award planning and implementation grants to institutions of higher education in order to identify and meet the basic needs of students, including food, housing, transportation, and health care. ED must also implement an agreement to (1) share data with other federal agencies in order to identify students who may be eligible for certain federal benefits; and (2) coordinate efforts to enroll those students in federal benefits programs, including Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Cosponsors (3)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
- Edward Markey (D-MA)
Subjects
- Child care and development
- Congressional oversight
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Education programs funding
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Elementary and secondary education
- Food assistance and relief
- Government information and archives
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Higher education
- Housing and community development funding
- Income tax credits
- Medicaid
- Minority education
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Research administration and funding
- School administration
- Student aid and college costs
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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